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Aerial view of a Hindu temple next to a parking lot and greenery.

Lawsuits bring attention to caste discrimination in the US

May 27, 2021
Caste in America

People across the US have been divided over whether caste should be added as a protected class under anti-discrimination policies.

Lawsuits bring attention to caste discrimination in the US
A second-grader leads her class in a Chinese exercise at Santa Clara Elementary School in southern Utah.

Utah bets big on foreign language learning, but not everyone is on board

March 18, 2015
Education
Utah bets big on foreign language learning, but not everyone is on board
The Cienega de Santa Clara wetland, in Sonora province in northwestern Mexico, is fed by runoff from U.S. farms irrigated with water from the Colorado River.

At the end of the Colorado, a new rift opens over the river's last drops

April 9, 2010
Environment
At the end of the Colorado, a new rift opens over the river's last drops
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Arts, Culture & Media
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